Britain's new Prime Minister Theresa May has taken office promising that the country will forge a bold new role for itself in the world as it leaves the European Union.
Speaking in Downing Street after her appointment, Mrs. May said her government would work for everyone whether rich or poor and she directly address people who she said were just managing.
“The government I lead will be driven not by the interests of the privileged few, but by yours. We will do everything we can to give you more control over your lives. When we take the big cause, we will think not of the powerful, but you.”
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The new Prime Minister invoked the full name of her Conservative un-unionist party to defend what she called the precious bound between the nations of the United Kingdom. Mrs. May surprised many with one of her first cabinet appointments making Boris Johnson foreign secretary. Mr. Johnson was one of the leading campaigners to leave the European Union.
Here is James Robbins.
“The words diplomacy at Boris Johnson have not until now tended to share the same sentence, but suddenly he is Britain's top diplomat in charge of foreign policy as well as two of the intelligence agencies MI6 and GCHQ. The same as Mr. Johnson had been appointed,the new foreign secretary spent about half an hour in his new palatial officewith the permanent secretary and a few key foreign officials. Boris Johnsonwill have to hit the ground running. He is due to meet his European Unioncounterparts, the foreign ministers of the other 27 member states for a workingdinner in Brussels on Sunday. Brexit will dominate the menu.”
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palatial：[pə'leɪʃ(ə)l]
adj. 宫殿似的；宏伟的；壮丽的
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollandecalled have Mrs. May to congratulate her and her appointment as Prime Minister.Downing Street said Mrs. May had emphasized to commitment to delivering Britain's exit from the EU.
The European Commission President Jean Claud Yanker has wished her every success in the task ahead. A BBC correspondent says that though cordial, Mr. Yanker is concerned that the British government appears tobe no hurry to start formal negotiations to leave.
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cordial：['kɔːdɪəl]
adj. 热忱的，诚恳的；兴奋的
n. 补品；兴奋剂；甜香酒，甘露酒
The Islamic State group has confirmed the death of one of its top military commanders Omar Shishani. A news agency linked to IS said Shishani described by the Pentagon as the militant groups' minister of war was killed in combat in Iraq.
Murad Shishani is a correspondent with BBC Arabic.
“Most observers who are tackling the issue of the Islamic State, they always put Omar Shishani in the highest ranks of IS, maybe some people put him in the most important three people or four people. Also, Omar Shishani played a major role in attracting the so called North Caucasian fighters towards Islamic State.”
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Reports from Syria say a number of people have been killed in the airstrikes inthe market places in two rebel held areas in the north of the country. Local activists said at least nine died in the town of Beriha in Idlib province. Meanwhile the state news agency says rebel shelling over the past few days has done huge damage to the museum in the city of Aleppo.
The United States has send troops to South Sudan to protect the country's embassy in Juba and American citizens there. The deployment of 47 soldiers followsrecent violence between rival factions of the South Sudanese army which has prompted fears of a return to civil war. A further 130 US military personnel in near by Djibouti has said to be ready to provide support if needed.
A court in Zimbabwe has freed a pastor who social medium campaign against government mismanagement prompted a nationwide strike. Throwing out the casethe magistrate said prosecutors had changed the charges against Pastor Evan Mawarirewithout warning, this report from Grant Ferrett.
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magistrate：['mædʒɪstrət; -streɪt]
n. 地方法官；文职官员；治安推事
“Hundreds of supporters of Evan Mawarire erupted into cheers when he appeared as a free man outside the courtin Harare. With the Zimbabwean flag draped around his neck, the pastor told the crowd many of them holding a loft candles in the darkness that the struggle against corruption must continue. Prosecutors had initially charged him with inciting violence when he was arrested on Tuesday. They then accused him of attempting to overthrow the government. The magistrate throughout the case saying he should’ve been warned of the new charge before appearing in court.”
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pastor：['pɑːstə]
n. 牧师
vt. 作……的牧师
n. (Pastor)人名；(法、意、塞、葡、罗、捷、瑞典、德、西)帕斯托尔；(英)帕斯特
Police in India have arrested a Muslim man Imran Batuk who’s one of the mainsuspects accused of burning a train in Gujarat state 14 years ago. Sixty HinduPilgrims were killed. Police say he has been on the run ever since, revengeattacks saw at least 1,000 people of Muslims killed. BBC news.
